n
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
n
A mountaineer's early start on climbing in the morning, before it is light.
n
(poetic) The Sun itself.
n
The beginning (of the morning).
adv
(idiomatic) early in the morning
n
The period in which the sun is less than 6° below the horizon in the morning and evening.
n
(idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; before sunrise.
n
Alternative form of crepuscule [(now rare) Twilight.]
adj
Of or resembling twilight; dim.
adj
Obsolete form of crepuscular. [Of or resembling twilight; dim.]
n
crepuscule; twilight; dusk
n
(obsolete outside Scotland) Dawn, daybreak.
n
(countable) The rising of the sun.
n
(idiomatic) A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
n
(surfing) The surfers who go out to surf at dawn.
n
A time of glory or ascendancy.
n
Archaic spelling of daybreak. [Dawn.]
n
(archaic) The rising of the sun; the time when the sun rises.
n
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
n
(figuratively) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
n
The time of "day" when the Earth begins to rise over the horizon of another planet according to a local observer.
adj
(poetic) Relating to the dawn.
n
A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.
n
(countable) The style of a sundial.
n
The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
n
Alternative spelling of first light [The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.]
n
The time just before dawn.
n
The glow of light appearing in the sky preceding sunrise
adj
(idiomatic, US) From the time when it is barely light enough to see until there is no light remaining whatsoever: from sunup to sundown, from dawn to dusk
n
Twilight of morning or evening; the gloaming.
n
(photography) A period shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.
n
(obsolete) riverhemp, sesban.
n
(obsolete) The break (of day); dawn.
n
The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
n
(Egyptology) Synonym of Akhet (the region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises or after it sets)
adj
Describing the difference in time between the crossing of a meridian by the moon and the subsequent high tide at that point
adj
(astrology) Before the sun (of the rising of a planet or star); that rises before the sun (of a planet or star).
n
The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.
n
The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
n
(idiomatic) A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
adj
Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling, descending; western.
n
(idiomatic) break of day; daybreak
n
The period of time before darkness falls.
n
The period immediately preceding dawn.
v
To near completion of a lengthy task.
n
The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
n
(rare, science fiction) The time of day when Sol, the sun in the Solar System, appears to rise over a planet's horizon.
n
(chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
n
A measurement of the angle of the sun, made using a sextant, usually at noon.
n
Alternative form of sunup [(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.]
n
The light of the dawning sun.
n
(fantasy, science fiction) sunset
v
To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
n
(Internet) The period of time at the launch of a new top-level domain or second-level domain during which trademark owners may register domain names containing their trademarks (to prevent cybersquatting).
n
(philosophy) The difficulty of using statistical probability to evaluate the plausibility of a statement such as "the sun will rise tomorrow" based only on prior observations.
n
Synonym of sunrise clause
n
An early riser who gets up at dawn.
n
(obsolete) sunrise, daybreak
n
(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
n
Synonym of sunset clause
n
Synonym of twilight years
n
An instance of the sun setting; a sunset.
adj
Characteristic of sunset.
n
(US) The change in color of the sky at sunup.
n
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
n
(law, Scotland) The time during which the sun is up, or above the horizon; the time between sunrise and sunset.
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